Friday, March 5, 2010

The Corner On Bellair

170 Bellair St,

Kensington,

9372 2844.

Breakfasting outside of Sky!

Naughty but nice.

Sometimes we need different scenery.

Visiting surrounding suburbs to see what's happening gives us a good idea of where SKY stands in the breakfast stakes. I do think that we give the rest of Melbourne a run for their money. However, I do like Kensington and so far the two cafe's I have visited for breakfast give us a good run.

The Corner on Bellair is your modern day Australian Cafe. They serve Thai and Italian food but also have a great breakfast menu. I'm presuming they are a husband and wife team doing what they know best, which is great for the customers. I loved the Breakfast Menu, although it is huge, everything was so tempting. I especially liked the sound of a mixed toast basket (raisin, sour dough and wholewheat) Phillipa's no less. At $6.50 I think this is a bargain considering you could probably share it. Building a breakfast is something I know my husband would like to do and I just like the way they sold it to me. Considering I am supposed to eat healthy, I perused and perused and although there were options I couldn't help it, I had to order the Baked Eggs in Napolitana sauce (still not that bad, I could've had eggs with hollandaise or pancakes(next time)) Served with sourdough toast, it was just delicious, really rich (not too) and Italian.

Yummo - at $12.50 a bargain! A Tea Bag (can't get everything right) is Classic(?). $2.80. Coffee $3. What did you have Rach I can't quite remember as I was so into my dish I don't think I lifted my head once until my pan was empty. Great looking space with seating as you walk in and then up the stairs to the counter and more seating. Table service and counter service available. I look forward to coming back here for breakfast as well as trying out the dinner menu.

Glad you took so much notice of the company at your table Mon! I had the omlette again and this one was absolutely choc full of goodies, in fact they probably could have kept back some of the ham for the next omlette. Great breakfast all round and had a lovely browse in the bookshop next door. R.

Our Ideal Breakfast Experiece Includes...

SERVICE -

To be aknowledged on arrivalTo be directed to a table if appropriateTo be given a menu, and drink order taken ASAPTo be given a glass of waterTo have intuitive Wait staffTo have the correct order takenFor the meal to arrive in good timeFor the meal to be tasty (Duh!)To have the table cleared when everyone has finished

ATMOSPHERE -

The appropriate music (and volume)Interesting decorTo eat in comfortTo have newspapers providedTo be cool/warm as the day dictatesGreat company / or a great book